Powder for Dysentery (Nicholas)

Powder for Dysentery

Tradition:

Western, Unani

Source / Author:

Nicolas Benedicti (Nicolai Magni, De Medicis Pulveribus, 1545)

Herb Name	Latin	Amount *
Black Myrobalan, roasted	Terminalia chebula (black)	2 1⁄2 drams ea.
Yellow Myrobalan, roasted	Terminalia chebula (yellow)	2 drams ea.
Chebulic Myrobalan, roasted	Terminalia chebula	1 dram ea.
Belleric Myrobalan, roasted	Terminalia bellerica
Emblic Myrobalan, roasted	Emblica officinalis
Nasturtium	Nasturtium officinale
Cumin	Cuminum cyminum
Aniseed	Pimpinella anisum
Ameos	Ammi majus
Caraway	Carum carvi

Preparation:

Steep all in vinegar for a day and a night, then dry and powder, adding 1 dram of each of the following in fine powder: Tabasheer, Pomegranate flowers, Sumac and Mastic. Mix well

Function:

Astringent, clears Damp, relieves Wind

Use:

1. Dysentery, without without Blood
2. Diarrhea, with or without Blood

Dose:

Take in the morning and again later in the day with Syrup of Myrtle.

Cautions:

None noted

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